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Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Florissant Fossil Beds (Teller County, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1128
1984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1127
1983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
248
1111
1949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
180
926
1640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
37
252
525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
214
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
108
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
26
87
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Florissant Fossil Beds
1 Family width 87 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant87SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Florissant Fossil Beds
26 Genera with 87 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1930Collared Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Archiponera Carpenter, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Camponotites Dlussky, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1930Black carpenter ant5SpeciesTaxom
Cephalomyrmex Carpenter, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Elaeomyrmex Carpenter, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Eulithomyrmex Carpenter, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants23SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1930Rainbow ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1955Citronella ants8SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1930Velvety Tree Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Mianeuretus Carpenter, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Miomyrmex Carpenter, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 191314SpeciesTaxom
Petraeomyrmex Carpenter, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1930Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1930Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1893Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Protazteca Carpenter, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florissant Fossil Beds
87 Species
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Aphaenogaster donisthorpei Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Aphaenogaster mayri Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Archiponera wheeleri Carpenter, 1935Fine-line lucine
Camponotites fuscipennis Carpenter, 1930
Camponotites microcephalus Carpenter, 1930
Camponotites petrifactus Carpenter, 1930
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus fuscipennis F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Camponotus microcephalus F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Camponotus petrifactus F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Cephalomyrmex rotundatus F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Dolichoderus antiquus Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Dolichoderus rohweri Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Elaeomyrmex coloradensis F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Elaeomyrmex gracilis F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Eulithomyrmex rugosus F. M. Carpenter, 1930
Eulithomyrmex striatus F. M. Carpenter, 1930
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica altipetens Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica cockerelli F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Formica coloradensis Creighton, 1940
Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica grandis F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Formica gynocrates Snelling, R...., 1985
Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica occulta Francoeur, 1973
Formica opaciventris Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica propinqua Creighton, 1940
Formica puberula Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica robusta F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formicoxenus diversipilosus Smith, 1939
Formicoxenus provancheri Emery, 1895Shampoo ant
Iridomyrmex florissantius Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Iridomyrmex obscurans Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Lasius peritulus Cockerell, 1927
Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) crassipilis Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Liometopum miocenicum Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Liometopum scudderi Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Messor sculpturatus Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Mianeuretus mirabilis F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Miomyrmex impactus T. D. A. Coc..., 1927
Miomyrmex striatus F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica discontinua Weber, 1939
Myrmica hamulata Weber, 1939Atlantic jackknife
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica monticola Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Myrmica nearctica Weber, 1939
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
Myrmica tahoensis Weber, 1948
Myrmica wheelerorum Francoeur, 2007
Myrmica whymperi Forel, 1913
Petraeomyrmex minimus F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Pheidole ceres Wheeler, 1904
Pheidole tertiaria Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Pogonomyrmex fossilis Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Protazteca capitata F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Protazteca elongata F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Protazteca hendersoni T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Protazteca quadrata F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Pseudomyrmex extinctus Carpenter, 1930
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Florissant Fossil Beds
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
26
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom